[Tutor] method, type?

[Alex Kleider]

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# OS: Ubuntu 10.4LTS

# My code:

class JournalLineItem(object):
     """
     """

     def __init__(self, account, debit_or_credit, amount):
         self.account = account
         self.debit_or_credit = debit_or_credit
         self.amount = float(amount)

     def show(self):
         return ("ACNT: {}  ${:0.2f} {}".
             format(self.account, self.amount, self.debit_or_credit))

     def get_line_item(text):
         return JournalLineItem(*text.split())

def test():
     print(
     JournalLineItem.get_line_item("2435 Dr 25.33").show())

if __name__ == "__main__":
     test()

     myquestion = """
What kind of a method/function is get_line_item?
 From what I've read (and not fully understood)
static methods and class methods must have
@staticmethod and @classmethod on the line above them.
get_line_item works as I wanted but it's clearly not the
usual type of method and I don't know how to categorize it.
It's an instance creator- is there a better term?
Is this 'Pythonic' code?
"""
     as_always = """Thanks,

     Alex Kleider"""
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